Rima Tannous

Rima Tannous was a Black September Organization member and one of the hijackers of Sabena Flight 571 in 1972.

Biography
Rima Tannous was born in Palestine, and she joined the Black September Organization terrorist group under Ali Hassan Salameh. In 1972, Tannous, Therese Halsa, Ali Taha Abu Snima, and Abed al-Aziz Atrash hijacked Sabena Flight 571 on its voyage from Vienna International Airport in Austria to Tel Aviv-Lod International Airport in Israel. The plane was stormed by Israel Defense Forces commandos on 8 May 1972 and Tannous and Halsa were captured, and both of them were sentenced to life imprisonment. In November 1983, he two were freed in a prisoner exchange during the Lebanese Civil War.